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  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,408 Forumite
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    Not today thanks I pre-ordered my Xmas meal and paid £50 deposit, yum!! Excited!!
  • Changeyourlife25
    Changeyourlife25 Posts: 114 Forumite
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    2 for me please! Starting strong 💪
    Jan 26 GC 🥞🧇 £0/£500

    Debt free in 2026 - £0 of £4,117.47

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,046 Forumite
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    @doingitanyway welcome back, good to see you here xx :)
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,046 Forumite
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    edited 4 October at 4:10PM
    October 2025 NSD challenge


    Off to a start = image 

    5 days = image 

    10 days = image  

    15 days = image 

    20 days = image 

    Target reached = image 

    Target beaten = image


    October targets


    AuntieL 4/18  image 

    beanielou 2/19  image 

    Caeraugirl 10 

    cathybird 2/15  image 

    Changeyourlife25 2/10  image 

    Crazybee787 2/12  image 

    Crazycatlady2 15 

    Dizzycap 4/20  image 

    doingitanyway 2/12  image 

    Doris17 2/15  image 

    Emmel 12 

    InDebtEnby 2/13  image 

    KajiKita 2/20  image 

    laurenh1 18 

    LittleMissDetermined 2/18  image 

    Pinkpieuni 2/10  image 

    Prodigal50 10 

    Quantaqa 15 

    QueenJess 2/15  image 

    short bird 2/18   image 

    Tenar15 10  

    VickyA 2 15  


    To see the updated results for October on phone or tablet, click here :)


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  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 458 Forumite
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    Calling an early NSD Saturday 😁 It’s really stormy so no plans to go anywhere today.
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    December 2025 NSD Challenge 1/15

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £150,894 (23years 0months)
    Current outstanding = £93,038.66 (10years 5months)
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £710/£700
    2026 Overpayment = /£1000
  • InDebtEnby
    InDebtEnby Posts: 230 Forumite
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    I ended up buying meatballs for dinner yesterday since the chicken was looking dodgy. I forgot to use the gift card so it ended up being a spend day 😭 
    Current No Spend Challenge: 11/13
    2025 No Spend Days: 158/150
    Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
    Current End Date: 01/2030
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,408 Forumite
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    Today spendy too, I have bought my penultimate gift (the lodgers gift) (Cook book and garlic grater since he is a chef!). The last thing needed is Choc liquors for SFD! Then I am done!
  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,068 Forumite
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    Yesterday and today both NSD.
    ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ David Lynch.
    "It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.” David Lynch.
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,391 Forumite
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    It's a 4/20 NSD Saturday!  :D<3
    ~ Totally FREE Christmas 2026
    ~ NSD 2026 - NSD January 0/20 (1)
    # Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel 2026 - Rest
    # No.36 Make £2026 in 2026 £0 / £2026 (1)
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £0 / £730 (1)
    # No.2 Save 1p A Day 2026 £0 / £667.95 (1)
    # No.19 52 Week Env Challenge 2026 £0 / £1378 (1)
    # No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)
    # No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £0 / £200 (1)
    # No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,046 Forumite
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    InDebtEnby said:
    I ended up buying meatballs for dinner yesterday since the chicken was looking dodgy. I forgot to use the gift card so it ended up being a spend day 😭 
    @InDebtEnby you don't have to include basic groceries so if that's all you spent I think it's an NSD. It sounds as though you could not have gone with the planned chicken so not a lot of choice. xx :)
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